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cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created an experimental immunotherapy that approaches metastatic cancer from a different angle.

From Science Daily

More than two decades ago, a small group of women with advanced breast cancer took part in a clinical trial that tested an experimental vaccine.

From Science Daily

She was first arrested in 2015 at a time when she was receiving cancer treatment in London.

From BBC

She finished in 11th place in those Games, saying the death of her father in 2009 to cancer impacted her even more than recovering from the surgeries.

From Los Angeles Times

Shortly into the women’s friendship, her 5-year-old son’s cancer—which had been in remission—returned.

From The Wall Street Journal